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2007.
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A baseline study of natural gas wells and Laramie/Fox Hills (Klf) water wells in the Greater Wattenberg Area (GWA). The purpose of this study is to document the general composition of natural gas from 77 production wells and water quality of 9 Klf water wells in the GWA. The overriding goal of the project is to use these data to address concerns about potential impacts to groundwater resources from existing or future development of oil and gas production...
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2014.
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Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) seeks to understand the concentration of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) in solid and liquid exploration & production (E&P) related wastes generated during drilling and production activities. This Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP)* has been developed to provide the COGCC staff and contractors procedures for the collection of representative E&P materials for the determination of NORM....
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2014.
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COGCC Special Project 2136 (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) Study) was initiated in 2014. COGCC staff undertook a sampling program to collect representative samples of selected E&P waste for analytical laboratory evaluation for NORM. Because of the widespread practice of beneficial reuse of drill cuttings as an agricultural soils amendment, staff determined that evaluation of NORM levels in drill cuttings was an appropriate focus...
9) Fracking
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2022.
Description
Can fracking be a clean, green, and safe way to power our lives? Discover the answer to this critical question and find out how sustainability is being achieved through science as the energy industry evolves in its quest to find solutions to our energy crisis. In this inspiring science book readers will find out why we burn fossil fuels, the harm it is causing, and why evolution in the fracking industry could make it a powerful weapon in the fight...
10) Fracking
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Pub. Date
2014
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Explains what fracking is and how it works, and discusses its impact on the environment.
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[2015]
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Publisher's description: The use of fracking is a tremendously important technology for the recovery of oil and gas, but the advantages and costs of fracking remain controversial. This book examines the issues and social, economic, political, and legal aspects of fracking in the United States.
13) Promised land
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[2013]
Description
Corporate salesman Steve Butler has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner to offer much-needed relief to the economically hard-hit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an American small town at a crossroads.
14) The real cost of fracking: how America's shale gas boom is threatening our families, pets, and food
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2014.
Description
Presents a cautionary assessment of the consequences of hydraulic fracturing that documents numerous cases of drilling-site contamination linked to human and animal illnesses.
15) Promised Land
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Corporate salesman Steve Butler has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner to offer much-needed relief to the economically hard-hit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an American small town at a crossroads.
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